Days in Focus
Environment
- Cyclonic Storm which hovers over northeast and adjoining east central Arabian sea on 23rd September 2019 – HIKAA Cyclon.
International
- World's oldest travel firm that collapsed on 23 September - Thomas Cook (British company founded in 1841).
- First place in the “Forbes Best International MBAs: One-Year Programs 2019” rankings - IMD, Lausanne, Switzerland.
- Now English language tests like TOEFL and IELTS are not required to qualify Doctors, nurses, dentists and midwives who wish to practice in – UK.
- First place in the latest ‘Speedtest Global Index’ by Ookla – South Korea (average mobile internet speed of 111 Mbps).
National
- India’s rank in the Travel & Tourism Competitiveness Ranking 2019 by the World Economic Forum (WEF) - 34th.
- India’s rank in the latest ‘Speedtest Global Index’ by Ookla – 131 (average speed of 10.65Mbps).
- Indian institute that ranked 7th globally and 1st in Asia in the “Forbes Best International MBAs: One-Year Programs 2019” rankings - Indian School of Business (ISB) Hyderabad.
- A national e-assessment centre (NeAC) will be setup in – Delhi.
- First rank in the India School Ranking 2019 released by Education World (EW) - Rajkiya Pratibha Vikas Vidyalaya (RPVV), Delhi.
Persons in News
- Author of a new book titled ‘Being Gandhi’ - Paro Anand.
- Principal Chief Commissioner of Income-tax (PCCIT) of a new national e-assessment centre (NeAC) – K. M. Prasad.
Sports
- Rank of the Indian men’s football team in Latest FIFA Ranking in September 2019 - 104th.
- First rank in Latest FIFA men’s team Ranking in September 2019 – Belgium.
Science and Technology
- Researchers of this institute discovered the laser-based world's first blood incubator – BioPRIA.
General Knowledge
- Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) in India was founded in - 1964.
- International Football Federation (FIFA) – Established in: 1904; Headquarters: Zurich (Switzerland).
- World Economic Forum (WEF) – Founded in: 1971 (01 January); Headquarters: Cologny, Switzerland.
- India Meteorological Department (IMD) was founded in – 1875.
